The first scientific conference of Turkmen needlework has ended in Golestan
According to the Aria Heritage report, citing the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Golestan, this closing ceremony was held on the evening of Wednesday 29 September 1402 with the presence of university professors and artists specializing in Turkmen needlework, activists and researchers in the field of fashion and clothing, needlework and traditional embroidery from all over the country and a group of It was held by officials at the Islamic Azad University of Gonbadkavos branch.
This national event was organized by Parnian Art Institute of Iranian Art under the supervision of the country’s fashion and clothing organizing group and the group of cultural links of Iranian ethnic groups of Khursheed Farhang Irani Cooperative Company and hosted by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Golestan Province.
The activity of more than 3 thousand Golestan artists in the field of Turkmen needlework
The Deputy of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Golestan said in the closing ceremony of this national event: In the field of traditional embroidery, we have nearly four thousand artists in the province, and about three thousand of them work in the field of Turkmen needlework.
Maryam Haji Ebrahimi, referring to the activities of artists in 25 fields of needlework in Golestan, added: Traditional and textile embroidery is considered the main field of art in all the cities of the province.
He reminded: “Tangli” village of the border town of Gonbadkavos was registered as a Turkmen needlework village in 2019, and in 1401, on the fourth day of the seventeenth meeting of the International Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the city of Rabat, Morocco, the art of Turkmen needlework (Turkmen embroidery) was listed as the 20th element. The intangible cultural heritage of our country shared with Turkmenistan was registered in the world.
Golestan’s Deputy of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts stated: The most activity of Turkmen needlework is related to the Turkmen-inhabited cities of the province, centered on Gonbadkavus, Aqqola and Gamishan.
The boom of Turkmen needlework workshops in the fashion and clothing working group
The secretary of the 12th edition of Fajr fashion and clothing festival also appreciated the cooperation of all institutions and departments of Golestan province to organize this three-day educational conference and said: this year, for the first time, innovations have taken place in the fashion and clothing festival, and these innovations are very related to the loved ones who were able to Have different skills, including in the field of embroidery.
Alireza Babaei added: “Special awards have been given in the field of Simin Peacock and Crystal Peacock of Fajr Fashion and Clothing Festival for pattern and fabric design, and I invite everyone to definitely read the regulations of the festival.”
He said: In the coming week, the announcement of the festival will be published and all those present at tonight’s event can participate in this festival because this year the festival has tried to match the skills, embroidery and fabric decorations with the brands.
The secretary of the 12th edition of Fajr fashion and clothing festival said: The only language that can be used to talk to the world without any conflict is the language of art, skill, culture and civilization, therefore, in the fashion and clothing working group, we consider it our duty to establish trainings such as the Turkmen needlework workshop.
Turkmen needlework is a functional, decorative and mental art that is created by artists on silk or woolen fabrics with natural silk threads, cotton or synthetic threads such as acrylic.
The art of Turkmen needlework is more popular in North Khorasan and Golestan provinces, especially in Gonbadkavus, Bandar Turkmen, Aqqola, Kalaleh, Gamishan, Maravetepe and the surrounding villages, and it is also a well-known art in the country.
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